I hope everyone is having a great week! We are half way through. :) We have been having beautiful weather here in Oregon so I love the weekends because I get to spend time in the sunshine.
Last night, I tried a Boot Camp fitness class. My friend, Erika, has been teaching it for a couple months now. She is the same friend that teaches the Zumba class I attend. She is only doing Zumba on Monday's and Thursday's now because she is having knee and a foot issue. I have been a little stressed about what I was going to do for exercise the other days of the week. Erika, and many of my other friends that attend the class, talked me into trying the Boot Camp class night. I have wanted to do it ever since she has started teaching it, but have been too afraid to try it. I never thought I could do it. I told my self once I had lost 50 pounds and weighed 200 pounds I would give it a shot. Well, I never did. Now that I am 192 and I decided to give it a shot. I loved it! It was a very tough workout. I pushed through it and completed every task that we did, lasted the whole hour, and wasn't even in the bottom of the class! Bottom, meaning I was average. I was not with the top studs but I was right in the middle with the majority of the people. It was a nice confidence booster for me. I would have never been able to do this class if I had not lost weight. It pushed me to a whole new level. One that my body needs and is going to love! I know I will see really good results with it. I have no upper body strength right now so it will help me to build that. Plus, all those other muscle it will tone.
When I got home last night after the class I got in the shower. I could barely even lift my arms and scrub my shampoo in. My arms were so sore and so heavy. Today my arms were no where as bad as my legs are. My legs are so sore today that I can't even walk normal. I kind of just waddle right now. Haha! Not to mention how bad it hurts to walk up stairs, sit on the toilet, or try to sit and get out of a chair.
My new exercise schedule with be:
Monday- Zumba
Tuesday- Boot Camp
Wednesday- Rest Day
Thursday- Zumba
Friday- Walk or Run
Saturday- Rest Day
Sunday- Walk or Run
For awhile I will really need that rest day on Wednesday, until I build those muscles up.
I have been so happy with how much control I have had with my snacking. I feel so much better and not guilty when I keep it under control. I have been eating a banana for my snack after work and it really fills me up and gives me that full feeling for a longer period of time.
My friend Aaryn and I have decided what we are going to get as our "anchor". We are going to get a bracelet or ring with an infinity symbol on it. It will remind us that this journey we are on is for a lifetime. We aren't just doing this for a short period of time, but that we owe it to ourselves to do this for life. It will remind us not to give up, but to stick with it. We are in the process of picking the exact one we will get but when we decide I will make sure to post a pic. Oh, by the way, she thought of the infinity symbol idea. Isn't she so smart?! :)
